Tuesday, November 13, 2012

3rd PNG Human Rights Film Festival opens in Port Moresby tomorrow!

Starting
this week, the PNG Human Rights Film Festival will run for five days from
Wednesday, 14 November until Sunday, 18 November 2012 at the University of
Papua New Guinea Main Lecture Theatre.

Each
day of the Port Moresby festival will focus on a different Human Rights theme
where international and PNG films will be screened followed by a panel
discussion:

Wednesday: Violence Against
Women

Thursday: Discrimination
and sexual health

Friday: Business,
Environment and Human Rights

Saturday: Refugees,
asylum seekers, and people smuggling

Sunday: Ending impunity
for Torture and Inhuman treatment.

There
will also be two official launches at the Port Moresby festival:

The Crying Meri photo
exhibition on domestic violence in PNG will be officially opened on
Wednesday, 14 November 2012 at 11.30am by photographer Vlad Slokin and
will be on display throughout the event.

The Komuniti Tok Piksa
series of films on HIV and AIDS in PNG will be officially launched on
Thursday, 15 November 2012 at 5.00pm.

The
Port Moresby event will open from 10am to 7pm every day and is open to
the public. Entrance for adults is K1 and children under 18 years old enter for
free. Human Rights information stalls, exhibits and cultural performances will
be set up in the UPNG Forum area and Buk Bilong Pikinini will organise children’s
activities.

Following
Port Moresby the festival will also travel to Buka (24-26 November) and Goroka
(30 November – 1 December). For full information and programmes visit www.hrff.org.pg and www.facebook.com/pnghrff.

The
2012 PNG Human Rights Film Festival is sponsored by: OHCHR, The European Union,
Airlines PNG, Pacific MMI, Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Oxfam,
UNDP, WHO, The Voice Inc., British High Commission, The University of Goroka, The
Human Rights Film Network, UNWOMEN, National Fisheries Association, and City
Pharmacy Limited.

All
media are encouraged to attend the various sessions and events at the festival.
For further information, comment or interview please contact Lisa Smyth lisa.smyth@one.un.org, 321 2877 or
Alithia Barampataz alithiamb@gmail.com,
7155 9980.

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